Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-31
State News.
ANDROsCoGGN.

Leeds, when the laddar on which he was
standing slipped and he fell TO the ground, a
distance of twenty five feet. and was injured
internally so that blood flowed freely from
his mouth. His collar bone was broken,
elbow put out of joint, wrist broken, and
three ribs started from the back bone. He
is in critical condition but there are hopes
of his recovery
The rooms in the new Poland camp meet
ing building were all engaged for the past
week with over fifteen applications beside.
The rooms are many of them engaged for
next year. About 1000 people were there
Saturday. Several lots are picked out for
building next year, and the grounds will be
greatly improved. The ministers say that it
is one of the best of places for a camp meet
ing in the State of Maine. Spiritually and
financially, the camp meeting, this year, has
been a decided success.
All the mills of Lewiston and Auburn have
agreed to make displays of their goods at
City Large Hall, State Fair week. The
bleachery will make an especially able aud
attractive exhibit such as will, 10 itself be
slmost an education in the textiles of New
England. J. p. Longley of Lewiston, will
make fine exhibit of furs and fur goods in
the newest styles.-LeWiston Journal
The Portland Express of Monday saws
Mr.. Franklin Simonds, son of the well known
DIVER, met with serious accident this after
noon. While at work at the new house at
81 India street a board of the staging gave
way and the young man was precipitated to
the sidewalk below. Had his fall not been
somewhat broken by part of the staging,
he would undoubtedly have been killed. He,
fail i
al inflicted an ugly wound on the top and
side of his head. He was carried to his
house. SO India street and the doctor sum
moned The wound is a dangerous as well
as an ugly one. Mr.. Simonds will have the
sympathy of his many friends.
A carpenter named Emerson, belonging in
Fryeburg, fell from the roof of Merrill's
new building on Main street, Saccarapps,
He struck on his feet and dslo-
Gated both ankles and broke the bones of one
heel.
Some Portland burglars, Saturday night,
showed their appreciation of good cooking
by breaking into house and helping them
selves to two-quart pot of beans, pies and
cake, and paying no attention to silver ware
and similar triflas.
A man ordered S25 worth Of goods at
Portland store. Saturday, gave check for
$50. took check for S25 in change and or
dered the goods sent to Custom House wharf.
The goods were sent, but nobody appeared
at the wharf to claim them, and the firm
wonder if they are S25 out
HANCOCK.
slight fire occurred in the store of
Higgins & Parker. at Bucksport Centre Sun.
day noon. but was discovered and extin-
guished before much damage was done, ex-
cept to smoke the goods inside. There is no
insurance on the building and but a small
amount on the stock.
LITCHFIELD.- Our correspondent writes
Mr.. Eugene Starbird and f. J. Smith
were severely injured while playing baseball,
Starbird's wound being very near the eye and
Smiths in the lower part of his face. DR..
Gilbert dressed the wounds and they are
doing we'll One of the Academy students
by the name of Brown was slightly injured
Mrs. Lydia Larrabee and daughter Mary
from Hyde Park Mass, are visiting Mrs.
sister, also Mr.. Parks and family
of Winnegance and Mrs. HELEN Flint of
Winthrop.-Litchfeld Academy opened with
thirty students under the direction of Pres
colt Keves Jr also the village district school
opened with its usual number; Miss Lila
+. Rogers. teacher.
PENoBscoT.
David Clifford, man "a years of age, who
lived on the corner of Birch and Garland
streets, Bangor, fell dead last Saturday after
noon while engaged in his work of making
wigwam slippers,
Twenty new stained glass windows have
been ordered for St Johns Catholic church
in Bangor. They will be made at first
class European mandatory and win be
executed in the highest style of art. Five of
the windows will cost $500 each anG the
remaining 10, 1926 each. They will be pro
tected when put in by outside screens. They
will be fitting accompaniment to the elegant
painting erd frescoing which have lately been
done at that church.
Mr.. George A. Brown. of Milford, with
pair of four year old steers, in harness, at
tached to carriage, attracted every body's
attention on the street in Bangor. Monday
afternoon. They were harnessed and driven
just like pair of carriage horses and moved
about as lively. Mr. Brown will exhibit his
team at Mapewood Park during the Fair
He says he has cut thirty tons Of hay with
this pair this season and does all the work
about the farm with them. He wouldn't use
a pair of horses while he has them. They
have been broke to harne.s for two years and
know no other way of driving. Commercial
SAGADAHoC.
sunfower stalk on Richardson street,
Bath, has attained the height of ten feet, two
inches.
The Isle of Springs Association has filed
its certificate of organization with the Secre.
tary of State. The list of officers of this
association has already been printed in the
Bath Times. The capital stock of the com.
pany is 80 800. paid in $1,000, par value of
shares $40 This association will convert
Swett's Island. Boothbay, into summer
resort.
WASHINGTON.
Luther Matthews, So years old, belonging
in L'Etete. N. B., dropped dead in his boat as
she touched the New England Sardine Co.'s
wharf in Lubec, Tuesday afternoon the 23d
inst. Mr.. Matthews had load of herring
for the n, E. factory. He had started very
early in the morning with them, and there
being no wind. and the weather excessively
hot, and rowing all that distance from bis
home to this place, and being also pre-dis-
posed to heart disease, the over-exertion was
too much for him, and caused his death. The
body was kindly cared for by the gsntlemanly
pr0prietors of the afore-named factory, and
enclosed in a nice coffin was forwarded to his
late home that same evening.
YORK.
gentleman stopping at Old Orchard acct